Google Chat Status always Away or "Voice Only"

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props:
Anyway to add the ability in the firmware to change what the obi device sets for a google chat status, or chat status message?

Currently it always defaults your chat status to Away, and if it is the only device logged into your google account, it sets the status message as "Voice Only", but any IMs sent, go to the obi device and arent received or logged anywhere that I know of.

It would be nice to be able to set the status to Available, or if possible not have the obi device involved with google chat since you can use other apps/devices for IM.

Here's another thread on this issue:

http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=364.0

Thanks.

jimates:
Can't comment on the status situation, but the Obi has to be involved in chat because that is the part of gmail that it uses for communication. It signs into your google account as your gmail and uses the chat feature (which has voice capabilities).

I would think "voice only" would be the logical setting, since the Obi signs into your google account when you aren't really there, but is capable of receiving voice.

props:
Thanks for responding!

I understand your points. It would still be nice to be able to change the Obi chat status from always being Away to Available, since I am in fact available and logged into my google chat via other IM clients.

Also, I don't think my other chat contacts realize that "Voice Only" means I have an Obi device and that I won't receive any of their IMs because just the Obi device is connected. So if there is someway to either a) set a custom chat status message such as "messages wont be received at this time" in place of "Voice Only" or b) have an option to log my google chat messages when Obi is the only device connected, or forward them to email etc.. so I don't miss any IMs during the "Voice Only" period.

If someone has any other suggestions or workarounds, other than using separate google accounts, I'd appreciate any input!

thanks.

QBZappy:
props,

Hi, I'm looking at GChat. I see that you can setup a custom message. Next to the "Set status here" there is a pick list with an option to setup a custom message. You may have to log into you Gmail acct to manually change the status to whatever you want. It may be a PITA to have to manually change that every time. I think that might work. I have not tested it.

props:
Yes, I've tried this, but the Obi device Away status with no message seems to take precedence whenever it is connected to the internet.

Not sure if there is some gchat setting to change this, or if others are not experiencing this behavior...

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